How to I get package updates if I just have the red hat EL 3 media but no subscription to the RHN?
No Way.........
Maybe you could use the CentOS packages, they should just be RHEL compiled from source.
Even though the CentOS 3 updates would probably work flat out, I think I'd get the SRPMS from there and then rebuild the rpms on-system just to make sure.
u mean a newer package version?
rpm -Uvh <package>
but - i think i never use it (the Update) because u know unicies - one change all change.
cheers.